CULTURAL QA 01-2021-07

2021-01-11 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-07 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 What is the benefit of walking? A1  Maria Garcia on  December13-2020 Walking daily is a very good habit. It helps your body stay in healthystate. You carry your own body weight when you walk. This is known

MYAVU MYAVU PART3

2021-01-12 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
MYAVU MYAVU PART3  Dear friends,  Yesterday evening I was juststanding outside, a black cat with white legs appeared jumping over thecompound wall. As if least expected me there, it stared at me.  I just walked close to my lawn.Normally these cats have an affinity to the lawn for relieving.

THORTHU MUNDU (TOWEL)

2020-12-25 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
THORTHU MUNDU (TOWEL)  Dear friends,  Today I was purchasing a fewEErezha thorthu (Double thread weaved towel) for my children. Once theseeerezha thorthu were available only in Kerala textile shops. Now it isavailable in Tamilnadu also in all textile shops. EErezha thorthu is the bestfor

WATER-JALAM

2020-12-25 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
WATER-VELLAZM-JALAM  Dear friends,  Today my topic is water- I hopesomething interesting read by me can be shared with you in this posting. Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 14-3-2011.  Reposted on 26-12-2020 after editing and updating. R. Gopala Krishnan.  1. Water most essential for humans. 

THENGA-THE COCONUT (PART1)

2020-12-25 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
THENGA-THE COCONUT (PART1)  Dear friends,  Todaymy posting is about Thenga – the coconut. Hope and enjoyable reading. Sincerely, GopalaKrishnan 27-9-2011.  Reposted on 26-12-2020 after editingand updating. R. Gopala Krishnan.  1. Kerala- The land of Coconut trees  Ihave studied in my

BRAHMA MUHURTHAM

2020-12-27 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
BRAHMA MUHURTHAM Dearfriends,  Today myposting is about Brahma muhurtham. It was apractice when I was a school student that  my father would  wake up by 4.30 AM and light Lantern and wakeme to read  and write . However after 7AM I used to get sleep and wake up by 8.30 or so and hurry to

ABHIRUCHI- APTITUDE- INTEREST

2020-12-27 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
ABHIRUCHI- APTITUDE-  INTEREST  Dear friends,  As humans all of us have specialor more interest in some thing or other. In some people it is more exhibitedand in some it is lightly exhibited. But the most important is everybody cannotshow more interest in many things. For a person Abhiruchi

BULLOCK CART (KAALA VANDI)

2020-12-27 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
 BULLOCK CART (KAALA VANDI)  Dear friends,  Today evening I was for somehardware purchases to a whole sale shop about 2 Kilometres away. I found abullock cart somewhat near the shop, the cart man taking rest and the single oxeating some hay. Once single ox and double oxen pulled carts were

BABLIMAS LIME

2021-01-06 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
BABLIMAS-KAMBILI NARANGA  Dear friends,  My uncle’s house at Kidangoor (*Kottayam District) had abablimas tree and when we go once a while my uncle used to pluck ripen bablimaswith a long stick. In my recollection the tree had at least 15 feet height. Thegreen bablimas were approximately to

PONGAL

2021-01-06 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
PONGAL -THE DISH  Dearfriends,  This month Pongal (Makara sankranthi) falls on 14th.Pongal is a big festival in Tamilnadu, I thought my posting can be about thedish Pongal and related items. Pongal is prepared in front of homes in villages on samkranthi in Tamilnadu.   Sincerely, Gopala

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-03

2021-01-07 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-03 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 What is the legend of Mookambika temple? And why are so manypeople from Kerala found in Kollur? A1  Vaidarbhi Suta·Updated December 20-2020 Devi Mookambika is the combined form of Tridevi. Her pith is in

GRASS

2020-12-17 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
GRASS Dear friends, We have reference to grass and cattle feeding in our epics. KAMADHENU the divine cow, her daughters Nandini and Patti are told in epics which were feed on grass. Grass DHARBHAM is told in the Vamana episode- Sage Sukracharya rajaguru of Mahabali as a last resort

NATA-WALK- ENTRANCE OF SANCTUM

2020-12-17 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
*NATA- SANCTUM ENTRANCE AND WALK* The Malayalam word NATA has different meanings. One is asking to walk in singular form or walking depending on usage. Another is entrance of sanctums. The third is adjective with prominent door in the homes. Natavathil means prominent door of the home.

WINDOW -JANNAL

2020-12-18 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
*JANNAL (WINDOW) (PART 1)* *Dear friends,* *I thought writing about windows a week back when I started cleaning windows in my house after an interval. The oxford dictionary gives six meanings for window and all of them I am trying to cover one by one in a serial manner.* *Sincerely,*

UPPU (SALT) PART IV

2020-12-21 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
UPPU (SALT)   PART IV Dear friends,  I amthankful for the responses from many members after reading my postings on salt.This is PART 4 AND FINAL PART   of theposting about salt.  Sincerely, GopalaKrishnan 3-11-2010.  Reposted on 22-12-2020 after editing and updating.R. Gopala krishnan 

BRONZE ITEMS-PART1

2020-12-21 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
BRONZE ITEMS-PART1 Dear friends, Today my topic is bronze. A few items used in day to day life by us aretold in this posting. Depending on the percentage of tin with copper thebrittle nature of bronze items change. If tin is more the bronze would be more brittle,but would not oxidize.   

KINDI

2020-12-21 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
KINDI  Kindi is the Panchapathram for the Kerala Brahmins-Nampoothiries. A Nampoothiri perform his Sandhya with Kindi. For all Samskarasof Nampoothiries Kindi is a must. In Kerala Tamil Iyers also use extensive useof kindi. Like Nampoothiries in Kerala Iyers also use the Kindi for hisSandhya.

ORU SADA – PART 2

2020-12-23 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
ORU SADA – PART 2 Continuing from part 1 4.1 Special dosai  In hotels the basic difference inmaking any type of dosa is that it is fried only on one side- not fried on both sides asin homes. The batter is poured with thava on the large hotplate   onwhich oil is applied. A small coconut broom

BRONZE ITEMS PART 3

2020-12-23 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
BRONZE ITEMS PART 3 Continued from part 2  12   KATHAKALI CHENGALA  There is no Kathakali without Chengala. Thebeautiful and musical and melodious sounds of Chengala nobody can forget evenafter kathakali was over.  Chengala is moulded item and one side is rough.Chengala is played striking on

POTI {POWDER}

2020-12-23 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
POTI {POWDER}  Friends, Today my topic is poti (powder).I am including all type of powders coming to my remembrance.  Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 26-6-2011  Reposted on 24-12-2020 after editing and updating information. R.Gopalakrishnan  1. Pot Potichhu  It is a local saying in

VAA KEERIYA THAMBURAN-IRAUM THARUM

2020-12-24 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
VAA KEERIYA THAMBURAN-IRAUM THARUM God who gave mouth will give food also  Dear friends,  My title roughly means the Godwho has opened the mouth will give food also. This is the case of all beings.The infant requires food- The God has provided milk in breast of the female.This is the case of

THALAYANA (PILLOW)

2020-12-24 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
THALAYANA (PILLOW)  Dear friends,  I had a doubt whether it is Thalayana or Thala ina in Malayalam for pillow.  It appeared both are correct. One is meaningintimacy with head, the other close to head. Whatever it is unless we are verytired and sleepy, we require the pillow for sleep. If

ORU SADA2-ONE ORDINARY DOSAI

2020-12-24 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
 ORU SADA2-ONE ORDINARY DOSAI  Dear friends, This is the second part of theposting under Dosai. Sincerely, GopalaKrishnan   16-8-2010.  Reposted on 25-12-2020 after editing and updating. R. Gopala krishnan  Continued from part1  5. Adai dosai  Adai dosai is available inrestaurants as

MUTHIRA (HORSE GRAM)

2020-12-18 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
*MUTHIRA (HORSE GRAM)* *Dear friends,* *This is one of the pulse items I have not written so far. Muthira was used occasionally for making pulungari and it was added once a while in parippu podi also. Muthiriakkari used to be served in hotels too. Somehow it is not much a popular pulse in

UPPU (SODIUM CHLORIDE) PART 1

2020-12-18 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
*UPPU (SODIUM CHLORIDE) PART 1* Dear friends, I know three sayings in Malayalam referring salt – “Uppilla Pandam Kuppayil” (Food prepared with out salt has its place in waste), “Uppu thinnavan Vellam kudikkum” (The person who ate salt has to drink water) and “Uppolom varumo

THE WINDOWS PART 2

2020-12-18 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
*THE WINDOWS PART 2* Dear friends, The oxford dictionary gives six meanings for window and all of them I am trying to cover one by one in a serial manner. The first meaning I have covered in the part 1 of the posting. This is part 2 of the posting explaining three more meanings.

SUPERATURAL BEINGS

2020-12-20 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
SUPERATURAL BEINGS Dear members, Enjoy a semi lighter reading about supernatural beings- Gandharvas, kinnaras, asuras and Rakshasas. About Apsaras already I have posted and not repeated here. The information are collected from Mythology websites. Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan12-10-09.

UPPU (SALT) PART III

2020-12-20 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
*UPPU (SALT) PART III* Dear friends, I am happy many members read my postings and I am thank full for their responses. I had already posted part 2 of the posting. This is in continuation and part 3 of the posting about salt. Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 3-11-2010. *Reposted on 21-12-2020

Supernatural beings -continued

2020-12-20 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
ASURAS CONTINUED There are good asuras, and the bad devas! *Even Indra,Agni, Mithra, Varuna of the Vedic gods were praised as being great asuras*. They are believed to have emerged from the breath of Prajapati the Primal Creator. They are the same class of beings as the devas,

DINING TABLE

2020-12-20 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
*DINING TABLE* Dear friends, *For a long time I was thinking to write about our dining arrangements including our current dining tables. Today I have just brought a new transparent plastic cover to my dining table to replace the present one. It just initiated me to write on the topic

THE WINDOWS PART 3

2020-12-19 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
 THE WINDOWS PART 3  Dear friends,  The oxforddictionary gives six meanings for windows. The first four meanings I havealready covered. This is the last part of the posting covering the remainingtwo.   Sincerely, GopalaKrishnan 27-3-2011.  Reposted on 20-12-2020 after editing and updating

JEERAKAM (CUMIN)

2020-12-19 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
JEERAKAM (CUMIN)  Dear friends,  Today myposting is about jeerakam. During sraadha either jeeraka vellam(boiled wateradded with cumin) or chuckku vellam(boiled water added  with dry ginger) are prepared for drinking bythe Brahmins. Some times both since one bhoktha may prefer Jeerakavellam

UPPU (SALT) PART II

2020-12-19 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
UPPU (SALT) PART II  Dear friends,  I had enoughof my prelude in Part 1 of the posting.  There is onemore Malayalam saying - “Thinnauppinu nanni kattathavan” (Not showing gratitude by a fellow to the   nourished). This was pointed out by ouresteemed member Sahasranamam from Bombay. I am

Entae Plastic thotti evidae

2020-12-15 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
ENTAE PLASTIC THOTTI EVITAE? (Where is my plastic bucket?)  Dear friends,  After the free availability ofdurable plastic/fibre buckets, we use them conveniently for many purposes fromsay 1960-1965’s. Buckets of different sizes, different appearances and fordifferent purposes are available

BRONZE ITEMS PART 2

2020-12-22 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
BRONZE ITEMS PART 2 Continuing from part1  8 LAMPS  Different types of Lamps are made of Bronze. Mainlytemple Lamps are of bronze ranging from Nilavilakku to Kedavilakku. Lamps arealso lighted at Tulasi thara and kavu in homes. It is a practice for all Hindusto light lamps invariably in the

ORU SADA-ONE ORDINARY DOSAI

2020-12-22 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
ORU SADA-ONE ORDINARY DOSAI  Dear friends, After relishing kaldosai with freshbatter with dosai- mulakaipoti today evening, I thought dosai can be my posting today. I amtrying to present a nostalgic presentation. Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan   15-8-2010  Reposted on 23-12-2020 after

VALSAN (ELAYADA)

2020-12-22 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
VALSAN (ELAYADA)  Dear friends,  I amreceiving a lot of responses with suggestion to write on topics like Valsan,kozhukkatta and similar snacks from members. I am happy many members fromdifferent groups relish and enjoy small postings on such topics from me  in between serious topics by

Ishtika

2020-12-16 Thread 'Gopala Krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
*ISHTIKA (BRICK) * *Dear friends, * *Today my posting is about bricks. Bricks are commonly used in construction of homes in Tamilnadu and Southern and Central Kerala. Earlier vettukal (cut stone) was common in central Kerala. * *In North Kerala both the bricks and vettukal are equally used

HENGA PART II (THE COCONUT-2)

2020-12-26 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
-  THENGA PART II (THE COCONUT-2)  Dear friends, This is part II of my postingabout coconut. Let me go directly to few more points about coconut. Sincerely Gopala Krishnan 28-9-2011.  15. Nivedyam in chiratta (coconut shell)  In Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple atTrivandrum the oblation

DIABETICS FOOTWEAR

2020-12-26 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
DIABETICSFOOTWEAR  Dear friends,  Among us there may be hundreds of diabetics like me.We cannot call it as a disease or call us as patients. It is a body condition. However it givesproblems as age increase   in spite ofmedicines.  I thought of sharing a fewimportant information about diabetic,

THAMBALAM (PLATE)

2020-12-26 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
THAMBALAM (PLATE) Friends,  Whenever Ivisit a vessels shop, my eyes would be on brass Thambalam. At least ten times Ihave purchased brass thambalams or exchanged for new in the last twenty years.This craziness is not with me for copper thambalams or silver thambalams.Though I keep in my pooja

MUKKU- DIP – JUNCTION- GIVE PRESSURE IN BODY

2020-12-29 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
 MUKKU- DIP – JUNCTION- GIVEPRESSURE IN BODY  In Malayalam and Tamil the word MUKKU has the same threemeanings- Dip, junction and giving pressure in body for relieving.  For getting brightnessin white clothes it is apractice to dip them in water added with powder or liquid blue. For

CHILLU- BROCKEN SMALL PIECE OF GLASS/GRANITE

2020-12-29 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CHILLU- BROCKEN SMALL PIECE OF GLASS/GRANITE  Chillu is a word with same meaning in Tamil and Malayalam.Most common MEANINGS are told below:-  Brocken piece of glass- Brocken very small piece of aglass. It could pierce in foot while walking not necessarily outside but eveninside also. These

MURI- ROOM -CUT-PART

2020-12-29 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
MURI- ROOM -CUT-PART  I was recollecting the repeating quiz appearing in theforum - What is equal tohalf of the apple? Answer- the other half. Many Fruits when cutvertically the other part can have the same size. But mostly vegetables are cutbreadth wise. The white pumpkin is cut length wise

INK(NEW)

2020-12-28 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
INK(new)- MASHI  Dear friends, There was a mail to me from member Sri G K Sharma ofiyer 123 group desiring me to write about ink and pens. I had made a posting onink and pens a few months back only, hence this posting is honouring him and istitled as INK(new). Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan

KALLU-STONE

2020-12-28 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
KALLU (STONE)  Dear friends,  It was in my mind towrite about stone for the past few days. Today I felt not to postpone further.I have tried to cover many aspects of stone to give an interesting reading.  I am thankful to allmembers responding to me after reading my postings. Sincerely,

FOOT MATS (CHAVATTI)

2020-12-28 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
FOOT MATS (CHAVATTI)  Dear friends,  Today my posting is about the FOOTMATS. The main content of foot mat was coconut husk till about two decades. Nowa day foot mats are available with many other materials also. Our flooringstyles has changed, accordingly the foot mat too.  However the

VAZHI – PATH

2020-12-30 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
 VAZHI– PATH  I was recollecting the student days doing Geometry classes.To prove certain Principles/Theorems we had to draw certain lines in theprepared drawing. The term used to mention it was vazhi.  AnArithmetic done with steps was also told as Vazhikannakku. If at all one hadmade a mistake

NOSTALGIA –WEDNESDAY CLASS MEETING

2020-12-31 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
NOSTALGIA –WEDNESDAY CLASS MEETING Dear friends,  Today morningsuddenly it came to my mind to make a posting about Wednesday class meetingwhen I was a student and later teacher in school.    I had my Middle school education from 1954 to1956 at Pandalam Government middle school and High

PANCHAPATHRAM

2020-12-31 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
PANCHA PATHRAMDearfriends, Seeingthe brass panchapathram well cleaned and shining I thought of Panchapathram canbe my topic today.  Sincerely, GopalaKrishnan 21-8-2010  Reposted on1-1-2020 after editing and updating. Wish you all a happy new year.R. Gopala Krishnan   1. Gold Panchapathram 

PAPER

2021-01-01 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
PAPER  DearFriends,  This posting is about paper. Paper has different forms andsome of the most widely used forms are writing paper, printing paper, manifoldpaper, packing paper and Newsprint. Some nostalgic memories of paper are alsobrought in this posting. I am thankful to all members

PAARA -ROCK

2020-12-31 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
PAARA (THE ROCK)  Dear friends, I wish all my friends a happy newyear 2021. Today my posting is about Paara-The rock. Let us be firm we canovercome covid 19 and Covid 20, if it spread in India. Sincerely, Gopala krishnan 1-1-2021.  1. Naranathu Brandhan  When I start to write about

PADARASAM- MERCURY

2020-12-31 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
PADARASAM (MERCURY)  Dear Friends, I had basic details to writeabout the liquid metal Mercury stored in my laptop long back. Due to paucity oftime I could not retrieve and codify them suitably. In this posting I haveavoided the tough technical details and health hazards are just mentioned

CULTURAL QA 01-01-2020

2021-01-01 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA 01-20201-01 Being  a compilationthere may  be errors 1    Can youtell more about Mercury/Quick sliver/Padarasam? Mercury ( புதன் கிரகம் )being the name of the 1st planet in solar system  and is the quickest planet of all to completeone revolution around  the  SUN. Named

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-02

2021-01-06 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA 01-2020-02 Q1 can youtell about Dhanushkodi? A1  Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town,which is located on the southeastern end of Pamban Island in Tamilnadu. In 1964 this town was hit by acyclone due to which only some ruins of the town are left. In thiscyclone,

DIAMONDS

2021-01-06 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
DIAMONDS(VAJRAM-VAIRAM)  Dear friends, I thought some information Isurfed and got about diamonds can be told today.    Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 12-10-2013.  Reposted on 6-1-2021 after editing and updating. R. Gopala krishnan  1. What is diamond?  It is aprecious stone consisting of a

MUSTARD

2021-01-07 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
KATUKU- MUSTARD  Dear friends,  Today my posting is about Mustard(Kaduku). Though it’s main use in South Indian kitchen is for seasoning, it isalso used in small quantity as a paste in mango pickles and now a day in somecurries also. Katuku mango is special for its taste.  Diabetics should

NILAYA VIDWAN

2021-01-07 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
NILAYA VIDWAN  Dear friends,  There arepersonal queries to me where do my postings appear after formation of googlegroups. I am member ofThatha Patti, iyer 123 and Kerala iyers google groups.  I have startedcultural QA again   as desired by many friends and QA are compiledmostly from quora.

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-05

2021-01-08 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-05 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 Why is a Tirthankara called so in Jainism? A1  By Sri Naman Chakraborty UpdatedMay 18, 2020 This is a super interesting question. Let me try and explain this, with the help of a visual demo.Notice theAfghan

KUZHAL OOTHUM KANNANUKKU

2021-01-09 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
KUZHAL OOTHUM KANNANUKKU SRIKRISHNA PLAYING FLUTE  Dear friends,  I have read long back, once Radhabecame angry with Krishna searching for the misplaced flute and getting nervousof not getting it. Finally it was got, and Krishna started playing forgettingeverything. Once again Radha became

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-06

2021-01-09 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-06 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 Why do Krishna devotees suffer? A1  Shree Keshava Updated July 16-2020 When Yudhisthira was crowned as king of Hastinapur, Lord Krishna saidthat he would now like to go to Dwarka. Kunti devi came to see

MYAVU MYAVU (CAT) PART 1

2021-01-09 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
MYAVU MYAVU (CAT) PART 1  Dear friends, Today morning I found near thestaircase three cats resting. On seeing me they ran away. Cats were rare to seeafter Covid19 impact in our area.   I had earlier stored a lot ofinformation about cats. I thought of sharing them in parts.  While other

PATTA AND POTTA

2021-01-09 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
PATTA AND POTTA  In Malayalam PATTA means the leaves of palm treeslike coconut, aracanut etc. It is also called Matal.    Elephants domesticated are given theseleaves for eating. Elephants also like sugar cane and its leaves. Duringfestive occasion they are given sugar cane. Elephants also

MYAVU MYAVU PART 2

2021-01-11 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
MYAVU MYAVU PART  2 Continued from Part 1 Dear friends,  Last posting I stopped with catdomestication and about two theories about it. Let me continue with catdomestication theories.  Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 30-4-2012.  Reposted on 11-1-2021 after editing and updating. R. Gopala

KUZHAL OOTHUM KANNANUKKU 2

2021-01-11 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
KUZHAL OOTHUM KANNANUKKU 2 SRIKRISHNA PLAYING FLUTE Continuing from part 1  5 The Indian flute  The bamboo flute is an importantinstrument in Indian classical music, and developed independently of theWestern flute. The Hindu God Krishna is traditionally considered a master ofthe bamboo

THALAM (HALL- LIVING ROOM)

2021-01-20 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
THALAM(HALL- LIVING ROOM)  1.What is thalam?  In old nalukettu type homes there werethree halls except on the west surrounding the centre open area calledNadumuttam. On west side there used to have the ARA, divine room of the housebefore which nilavilakku is lighted in the morning and

Re: [iyer123] Petty Fight

2021-01-19 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
Respected sir, I am reading with care your postings and whats app wisdom forwards  by Sri Sekhar.  Thank you for your supportive words. More than  the number of postings the authority and ridiculing responses by Sri APS Mani I am not able to bear with. I have asked him through mails to use

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-15

2021-01-20 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA01-2021-15 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 According to Hinduism, which goddess helped SrinivasaRamanujan to invent his mathematical formulas in his dream throughout hislifetime & exactly how can we do the same like him? A1  Raivath P 18-1-2021

THALIR (TENDER)

2021-01-20 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
THALIR (TENDER)  TheMalayalam word Thalircan have tender as an approximate meaning. When it is coming to leaf, if wepluck from plant, within seconds it would be dried. We make use tender orslightly more grown leaves of different plants in daily life.  Tender leaves of coconut trees are often

CHANGALA-CHAIN

2021-01-21 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CHANGALA (CHAIN) PART1  Dear friends,  A few weeks back there was amail to me from our member Sri Venkatraman, Perinthalmanna, in which he hadmentioned his knowledge in measuring lands using chain-chain survey. Irecollected at that time itself   thetough topic “CHAIN SURVEY”studied in the

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-12

2021-01-14 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-12 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 Why is the Vatican situated on a temple designed as a Shivalingam? A1  Akshay Mallikarjun November 9-2020-One can notice Vatican City being constructed in ShivaLingam shape (seen from top view) The Striking

THE HILL (MALA)

2021-01-13 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
THE HILL (MALA)  Dear friends,  Today after seeing MAKARAVILAKKU inTV, my thinking went round the hills. There are large hills, small hills andslope of hills. While the hills rise very high and increase in length andBreadth along with, we call them mountains. Sahyadri is the mountain

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-13

2021-01-16 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-13 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 What are Indian railways unknown facts? A1  Respected Piyush Goyal Minister ofRailways and Commerce & Industry at Government of India October20-2020 History of Indian Railways is a treasure trove of

Re: CULTURAL QA 01-2021-13

2021-01-16 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
Sir,You are using unparliamentary words . I am posting this response to groups . There is a limit to my tolerance . You have exceeded. You are trying to ridicule a member. Your language is threatening. Sincerely,Gopala Krishnan On Saturday, 16 January, 2021, 09:04:12 pm IST, APS Mani

PAMPAYAR OZHUGHUNNA NATTIL..

2021-01-16 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
PAMPAYAR OZHUGHUNNA NATTIL.. (ARANMULA THEMPLE AND UTHRITTATHI VALLAM KALI)  Dear friends,  Most of us would have seen theTV  news that tomorrow is  Uthrittathivallam kali(Jala Ghosha yathra) at ARANMULA for this year and special poojas inthe temple are conducted tomorrow(24-8-2013) 

Re: CULTURAL QA 01-2021-13

2021-01-16 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
Respected friends, I am made a member in the Kerala iyer google  group and Patti thatha google group . I joined only iyer 23 google  group.  >From the number of responses I receive I find a good percentage of members >wait for my postings. It is a truth.  I have  observed M.r Rajaram Krishna

Re: [iyer123] Sri Gopalakrishnan

2021-01-22 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
Respected sir, I have only two words to express. Thank you. Thank you. Thank youI am marking copy to all the groups Sincerely,Gopala KrishnanOn Saturday, 23 January, 2021, 10:02:05 am IST, Yeddanapudi Markandeyulu wrote: Sri Gopalakrishnan has been a very active contributor,a big

VAZHAYILA (PLANTANIN LEAF)

2021-01-22 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
VAZHAYILA (PLANTANIN LEAF)  Dear friends,  Yesterday there was a mail to me fromSri Narasimha Arunachalam, an esteemed member of iyer123 group  asking to write about the items we use to takefood beginning with plantain leaf. Honouring Mr Arunachalam this posting isabout Plantain leaf. 

PAYYANUR PAVITHRA MOTHIRAM-PART 1

2021-01-23 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
PAYYANUR PAVITHRA MOTHIRAM-PART 1  Dear friends,  Today duringour upakarma while pavithram was served, I was telling my brother’s son about Payyanur pavithra mothiram.I told him I have read somewhere if we are wearing a Pavithra mothiram made atPayyanur and worshipped at Muruga temple there,

1. MOOSHIKA STHREE 2.CHITHRASENA

2021-01-23 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
 1. MOOSHIKA STHREE 2.CHITHRASENA  Respectedfriends,  While surfingthe net to get some information about sages Yanjavalkya and Parasurama I cameacross two small stories, one about Mooshika sthree and other aboutChithrasena.   Mooshikasthree may be knowing to elders while Chithrasena story may

(QUESTION PAPER PART 2)

2021-01-25 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
(QUESTION PAPER PART 2)  Dearfriends,  Iam extremely thankful to the  respected membersfor the very good responses with their additions about Question papers  for the first part of my posting.  Myexperience with Question Papers and functioning, as Lecturer examinations inTrivandrum

Re: [iyer123] Moderator Sir,Please close the Topic

2021-01-21 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
Respected Moderator Mr Sai,  Very correct method the members have to understand and follow. I will be obeying the procedures told. I am  sending my reply to other groups also whether it would be relevant or not.Sincerely,Gopala Krishnan On Thursday, 21 January, 2021, 10:32:19 pm IST, Indian

INCREASE AND DECREASE

2021-01-21 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
INCREASE AND DECREASE (KOOTUKAYUM KURAYUKAYAUM)  Dear friends,  Today I was just thinking of theword decrease. It is a relative term. The opposite is increase.  Depending on situation either increase or decrease becomes GOOD.While some want an increase, some want decrease for the same

THE CHAIN- PART 2

2021-01-21 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
 THE CHAIN- PART 2  Dearfriends, Letme continue with some more interesting information about chain. I am happy overthe number of responses received for the part 1 of the posting. I desiremembers never miss the game told in the last subheading.  Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 2-1-2013. 

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-16

2021-01-21 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA01-2021-16 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 Is there any specific reason TN and Kerala buses are notallowed in Majestic Bus Station in Bengaluru? A1  Goutham R January 15-2021-It is to decongest Kempegowda(Majestic) Bus stand. Not only TN and Kerala,

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-17

2021-01-22 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-17 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 How do I improve my digestion? A1  Manisha Ghodke August 5-2020 .Everyone experiences occasional digestive symptoms such asupset stomach, gas, heartburn, nausea, constipation or diarrhoea. However, when

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-14

2021-01-20 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA01-2021-14 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 Which fruits are good for health in covid-19 (Corona)? A1  Anuradha Kamath November 11-2020-Ayurvedic practitioner, Writer, Spiritual aspirant. Here are Fruits that are good for health during Covid 19.

Re: [iyer123] PLEASE READ and decide

2021-01-18 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
Respected Mr Sekar I am not leaving any group. I have not stated so. I said I will enjoy and enrich other's postings.  As you have stated there is no  prize or any monetary payment. For preparing a posting it requires 3-4 hours with a lot of thinking.  If any moderator decides the number of

Re: [iyer123] Most favoured contributor?

2021-01-20 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
Thank you sirI will restart my postings at the earliest. One moderator answering is sufficient. With all gratitudeGopala krishnan On Wednesday, 20 January, 2021, 06:57:21 am IST, Narayanaswamy Subramanian wrote: Dear Sri Gopala Krishnan Thanks. I felt strongly that you had been

IKSHA (ക്ഷ)

2021-01-20 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
IKSHA (ക്ഷ)Dear friends,  Yesterday I was seeing a moviescene in Malayalam TV channel where an arrested person was asked to drive avehicle by the SI of police. The interesting part- No vehicle and he has toimagine he is sitting in a vehicle and driving. So he has to sit in air, putgear, move

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-11

2021-01-13 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA01-2021-11 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Dear friends, I wish all myfriends a happy Pongal-Gopala krishnan Q1 Why did Lord Ram demolish a part of Rama Setu himself? A1  Pruthwi Ajay Updated July 29 Before the battle between Shriram and Ravana,

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-09

2021-01-12 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-09 Being  a compilation there may  be errors I WISH ALL MY FRIENDS A HAPPYPONGAL Q1 What is the biggest culture shock you have ever faced? A1  Animish Phatak·12-1-2021 Russia: Coming from India, my stay in Russia brought out quite a few differencesin

MANJAPPAI (YELLOW BAG)

2021-01-12 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
MANJAPPAI (YELLOW BAG)  Dear Friends,  Yesterday there was a mail to mefrom our esteemed member Mr Kameswara Sharma asking me to write about Kalabham.Since the subject is felt little   small,I felt I will write about manjal ppai, yellow colour and include Kalabham alsoin it.  Sincerely,

MAZHA MAZHA KUTA KUTA (part1)

2021-01-23 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
MAZHA MAZHA KUTAKUTA (part1) (RAIN RAIN UMBRELLA)  Dearfriends,  I had been toOoty recently with all family members. Being non-season it was rainingoccasionally. We had our stay at Mahendra resorts there. Green and yellowalternated cloth umbrellas were given to us, as much we desired.

Re: [iyer123] 1. MOOSHIKA STHREE 2.CHITHRASENA

2021-01-23 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
Thank you sir for reading the postings and responding with appreciating lines. Once again thank you sir. Sincerely,Gopala krishnan On Sunday, 24 January, 2021, 08:04:44 am IST, Narayanaswamy Iyer wrote: Very nice stories, both.  So was the account of the pavithra mothiram and Sri

PAYYANUR PAVITHRA MOTHIRAM PART 2

2021-01-23 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
PAYYANUR PAVITHRA MOTHIRAM PART 2  Dear friends, This is the 2ndpart of the posting about Payyannur and Pavithra mothiram. I thank all themembers for positive responses about first part of the posting.  Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 25-8-2010.  Reposted on 24-1-2021 after editing and updating.

CULTURAL QA 01-2021-18

2021-01-24 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
CULTURAL QA01-2021-18 Being  a compilation there may  be errors Q1 What are the mysteries in real places that even sciencecannot yet explain? A1  Gaurang Singh Rathore January 15-2021 B.Sc. in Life Sciences, University of Delhi(Graduated 2020) Tanot Mata Temple — Jaisalmer

MAZHA MAZHA KUTA KUTA PART 2

2021-01-24 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
MAZHA MAZHA KUTA KUTA2 (RAIN RAIN UMBRELLA2)  Respectedfriends,  This is part 2and final part of the posting Mazha Mazha Kuta Kuta.  Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 4-8-2010 Reposted on 25-1-2021after editing and updating. R. Gopala Krishnan.  3. Umbrella for all occasions  Umbrella isnot only

QUESTION PAPER (PART I)

2021-01-25 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
QUESTION PAPER (PART I)  Dearfriends,  Yesterday Iwas just arranging the books of my son in the loft. I found a few questionpapers bunched together of his Engineering examinations. Probably he would havebeen referring them to conduct a test and interview some candidates for hisfactory when he

Re: [iyer123] Re: CULTURAL QA 01-2021-13

2021-01-18 Thread 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty
Respected sir, just now I have seen your mail , being busy on domestic front. I have read your comment also. It is my duty to acknowledge your support.  I will read others  contributions  with enriching information.  Again thank you for the support . Your one person support is one hundred

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